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    CVE-1999-1041

    Buffer overflow in mscreen on SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO UNIX 3.2v4 allows a local user to gain root access via (1) a long TERM environmental variable and (2) a long entry in the .mscreenrc file.

    Published:Aug 27, 1998
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 12, 2001
    EPSS Score:0.01033
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Sco
    Product
    Openserver
    Vendor
    Sco
    Product
    Unix

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/261

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High